As a neutral, I was rooting for the Spurs and I’m happy. As a Knicks fan, I’m terrified. That was an incredible full team performance. I hope the finals live up to this game.

I remember hearing in some #screenwriting class that a writer should be able to remove all the character names in their script and still know who’s saying the line simply by how the dialogue is written. That’s a bit overstated, but here’s a #Scriptsky thread on DIFFERENTIATING YOUR CHARACTERS. 🧵1

Since Google revealed its plans for an AI search overhaul, visits to our "No AI" search page have tripled…and they’re still rising! Want to make it your default on Chrome or Firefox? Grab our No-AI extensions and banish AI-assisted answers, chat, and AI images. (1/3)

I don’t use AI when I write for a multitude of reasons. Ethics, the environmental impact, but also because I believe writing is an expression of the human condition and the best stuff comes from someone’s singular experiences and unique POV. And that runs entirely counter to how LLMs are trained.

CA voters, we’re 8 days away from the primary. Make sure your voice gets heard - vote! LA voters, we checked Knock LA and LA Forward voter guides to help us find progressive candidates. www.laforward.org/voterguide knock-la.com/knock-la-pro...

My greatest fear is video surfacing (and then going viral) of me dancing at a Phish show.

no-skips, women only edition: Joni Mitchell - Blue Carole King - Tapestry Fiona Apple - When the Pawn… Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood Adele - 21 Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving Alanis Morrissette - Jagged Little Pill Gillian Welch - Soul Journey

Still thinking about the Bright Eyes show my wife and I saw on Sat. I’m Wide It’s Morning was played in its entirety. “First Day of My Life” was our first dance wedding song. Had a good cry holding her hand during that one. But I genuinely enjoy EVERY SONG on IWIM. Give me some more NO-SKIP ALBUMS.

Every non-jamband show I’ve seen in 2026 (Antibalas, Springsteen, Bright Eyes) has been overtly political and progressive. Every jamband show I’ve seen in 2026 has ignored our current political climate. I’ve seen a lot more people of color and LGBTQ folks at non-jamband shows. Not a coincidence.

Blocked someone this morning. Not gonna publicize them or what they said. But I am going to post this helpful flow chart I made for figuring out whether or not you should respond to someone on the Internet it. They failed it. I didn’t.

Introduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you've seen live: Phish Paul Simon & Sting Maceo Parker David Bryne Medeski, Martin, & Wood Bela Fleck & Chris Thile Julian Lage The Roots Neutral Milk Hotel The Slackers

Just sitting here by myself in a dark room, watching Knicks highlights on my phone, cackling like a goober and whispering to no one, “That’s right, make James Harden defend in isolation again. DO IT!” And I’m probably the most normal, well-adjusted Knicks fan alive.

#Scriptsky Carole is a great follow. Always gives great advice. To piggyback on her point, I often meet writers who have lots of pretty good scripts. And I always tell them, “One AMAZING script will do more work for you than 5 or 6 pretty good ones. Pick one, dig in and rewrite. Make it amazing!”

Why do humans hate the smell of other people’s farts but don’t mind the smell of their own??? Is it just the hubris of man? “I made this! Ergo, it’s amazing!”

Got a political text yesterday trying to smear Sara Deen by calling her a “radical progressive” and saying “she was endorsed by the Democratic socialists.” I didn’t know who she was before, but you better fucking believe I’m voting for her now.

There’s no one correct way to write SCENE DESCRIPTION in a script, but there are some best (and worst) practices. So this week’s #Scriptsky #Screenwritimg thread is about the nuts and bolts stuff you do on the page to fill in the audience on what they’re supposed to see on the screen. 🧵1

I agree with Carole, but I’d go one step further: your goal shouldn’t be to try and sell a spec pilot. Selling is the cherry on top of the sundae. The point of a spec pilot is to write a killer sample that shows who you are as a writer and serves as a calling card to get other work. #Scriptsky

My last summer as a camper at Camp Seneca Lake, my buddies and I choreographed a dance to Making Love (at the dark end of the street). It was silly and stupid and pretty fucking hilarious. A treasured memory made possible because of Clarence Carter. One of the greats! soultracks.com/clarence-car...

I’ve had green lights get unlit, offers withdrawn, and sure thing development projects killed, plus dozens of close calls and runner-ups. Learned quick that a verbal commitment isn’t an offer, an offer isn’t a closed deal, and never to count my paychecks before they cashed. #Scriptsky

This is amazing - @kevinolearytv 🤡 is fearmongering about Chinese agents opposing his giant Utah data center… but it’s 2 young local girls in Utah who hilariously call him (and his “dumbass hat”) out👇🏽 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DYU074V...

There’s a better timeline out there where my Bluesky feed has almost no political posts and is just filled with cute videos like this. But obviously we live in the worst timeline.

I am in my feels tonight. Today is the 3rd anniversary of my father passing. And it just so happens that I am performing with the Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble at New England Conservatory in Boston, an ensemble I played with in 7th through 12th grades. MYWE was a formative musical... 1/

Congrats to @jchenwriter.bsky.social on having her fantastic forthcoming novel CHECKING YOU OUT make the School Library Journal’s list of best YA books with AANHPI leads! See the list here and pre-order the book at your favorite indie bookstore! www.slj.com/story/14-eng...

The CA governor’s race is such a fucking mess. Progressive groups starting to coalesce around a billionaire because the alternative might be two republicans running against each other in the final round of voting. But it didn’t have to be this way. Newsom vetoed a ranked choice voting law in 2019.

What makes someone think it’s a good idea to scream things at the band during a quiet moment in a concert? (Besides alcohol and cocaine.)

When AI companies (who are desperate for users and a path to profitability) tell you that “it’s inevitable,” don’t believe them. In our capitalist society, the market gets to decide that. And as far as I can tell, the market fucking hates AI.

Who says old cats can’t learn new tricks?! After 16 years, this guy has finally decided to become a lap cat.

Make sure to bookmark this thread! You only get one chance to make an impression, so make sure you stick the landing with a character description that is memorable and succinct. And for the love of God, do NOT put "pretty but doesn't know it." ☠️ #Scriptsky

On this week’s #Scriptsky #Screenwriting thread, I wanna talk CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS. There’s no hard and fast rules. No one way to do it. But there are things you can do to set up your characters in the reader’s mind that I think are more and less effective. First, some things I don’t like… 🧵1

Currently suffering from the worst hangover I’ve had in years. Didn’t have a drop of drink last night, just some Dave’s Hot Chicken. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers.

Tried to get Olivia Rodrigo tickets for my daughters yesterday, but struck out for all TEN of her LA shows at the Intuit Dome. There are of course thousands of tickets available on the secondary market. Makes me long for the days of waiting in line to get tix at JC Penny’s.

TN Republican-Democrat vote % in the past 7 presidential elections: 66-34 61-38 60-34 59-39 57-42 57-43 51-47 So, logically, you’d expect that at most, 2/3’s of their 11 congressional seats would be safely Republican seats (6 of 9). But gerrymandering will ensure 9 of 9 are won by the GOP.

This is already a law in CA. I’ve had multiple educators at various levels tell me, “We have to teach our students how to use AI ‘cuz it’s not going anywhere.” Wrong! The market decides, and AI is unpopular/unprofitable. And kids don’t need to offload basic cognitive skills before they learn them!

I watched the Lost pilot with my kids. It’s been 22 years since I’ve seen it, but I still remembered nearly everything that happened. A master class in creating intrigue and tension. So many characters and storylines get set up. My 11 YO said, “I hate Jack! He’s trying to be the main character.”

Keep this shit away from my children and their classrooms, you spineless ghoul.

Before I get to script or outline or even beat sheet, I start every pilot or feature I write with THE BLANK BOARD. So this week’s #Scriptsky #Screenwriting thread is on my personal process going from an idea germ to a script. It’s an amalgamation of what I learned while working on The Office. 🧵1

Still looking for 1-3 tickets for Friday if anyone has em. Sorry for the repeat posts!

If you don’t want people to call you a fucknut, don’t act like a fucknut literally all the time.

The drivers who pull up to a stop sign and give me the, “No, you can go first” wave AFTER I’ve already given them the “you can go first” wave, are garbage humans. What the fuck are they even thinking?! #BeefWeek

My 8 year old fell asleep on me while I watched the Knicks win today. So whatever else has happened, it was still a pretty good day.

Now he’s ruining the NBA playoffs for me.

First week of unemployment in the books. I did 2 mini vacations to recharge my batteries, but next week it’s time to start working on a new pilot. Story is a muscle. The more you work it, the stronger it gets. But if you don’t work it, it atrophies fast. Always Be Breaking! #Scriptsky #Screenwriting

The cashier at Howlin’ Rays said, “You must hear this all the time, but you look just like Jake Gyllenhaal.” I was feeling so unbelievably flattered until he added, “Yeah, just like Jake Gyllenhaal in Night Crawler.”

I got to see Colonel Forbin’s Ascent (> Camel Walk) at my first Phish show in 1997. It was the only time it wasn’t paired with Fly Famous Mockingbird, so I’d never seen Mockingbird before… until last night. The wait was worth it.

From now on, I want Joe Walsh to go to every Phish show I go too.

I think I could write 20K words about that Phish show. But for now, I’ll just say Phish + Sphere + psychedelics is like shooting fish in a barrel.

Yesterday, the writers wrapped on S5 of Big City Greens. I’m hopeful we’ll get another season, but for the time being, I’m unemployed. So I figured I’d do a quick #Scriptsky #Screenwriting thread on THE ECONOMICS OF BEING A SCREENWRITER. Spoiler: if you need job security, pick another job. 🧵1

Happy Phish Sphere Day! I won’t be there tonight, but I’m coming tomorrow. If we’ve never met in person, come say hi. I’ll be the nerdy middle-aged man with a beard.

Here’s a list of my favorite #Coachella 2026 sets: -Creepy Nuts -Kettanice -Terror Cotta -Les Bow -Fleshwater -Freak Slug -PEED -Wet Leg -Sexyy Red -Stance -Lil’ Spoon -Boys Noize -Panda & Chok -sMEgol -Scab -Prospa (Half of these are very much real and half are very much made-up.)